Create a leadership development model

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A leadership development model provides a holistic system to shape your leaders. Learn how to align your business vision and strategy to ensure that the way you handle your talent and develop your competencies directly helps you get those results.

- I travel a lot for my work.…And when I go into a new city,…one of the first things I do is get the city's transit map.…During my stay,…I refer back to it to make sure that I don't get lost…or end up a few stops away from where I need to be.…Leadership development programs are similar.…You need to choose a model or a methodology…for how you'll develop your leaders.…This model helps you stay on track and not get lost.…If your company doesn't have a structure or model…for developing your leaders,…you can find one,…you can create one,…or you can use the one provided.…

Take a look at the one here…or download it from the exercise files.…Let's go through this model together.…When deciding what your organization needs…in terms of a strategy to develop your leaders,…first determine where you are now.…Ask yourself, "What is the level of maturity…"that your organization has for developing its leaders?"…Typical maturity in an organization…moves from inconsistent training to structured training…to focused training to strategic training and development.…

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9/7/2017

An organization's talent should be its strategic advantage. By taking the time to build a thoughtful, strategic leadership development program, you can develop the kind of leaders that advance your company's overall vision. In this course, Bonnie Hagemann takes you through a five-step process for designing and implementing a high-impact leadership development program that helps your organization achieve its specific business objectives. Bonnie explores how to conduct careful research of your company's needs, and analyze that information to inform your program design. She shows how to develop materials that balance different types of learning, select instructors, and integrate instructors with learning supports. Plus, she explains how to build a blueprint for success, create a budget, and run your pilot program.